How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
-
Jill Koosmann
2550 University Ave W Suite 413-N
St Paul, MN 55114
(651) 293-9001
- Form and materials
- Written application; cover sheet, cover letter, budget and copy of 990 or audited financials
- Deadlines
- March 15 and september 15
- Restrictions
- None
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2024
$4,692,996
- Grants listed
- 212
- Assets, end of year
- $15,095,167
-
Tax year 2023
$4,992,891
- Grants listed
- 261
- Assets, end of year
- $19,149,017
-
Tax year 2022
$8,812,955
- Grants listed
- 376
- Assets, end of year
- $21,490,694
-
Tax year 2021
$5,989,609
- Grants listed
- 375
- Assets, end of year
- $34,778,924
-
Tax year 2020
$3,927,040
- Grants listed
- 354
- Assets, end of year
- $36,795,091
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
-
LocalizedAfton, MN
Transfer interests in localized LLC to allow for the continued operations of an exempt nature park
$2,010,919 -
Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$1,000,000 -
VocalessenceMinneapolis, MN
Capital
$150,607 -
The Arts PartnershipSaint Paul, MN
Capital
$60,320 -
Belwin ConservancyAfton, MN
Capital
$50,000 -
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (spco)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$50,000 -
Minnesota Historical Society (MHS)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$40,000 -
Minnesota OperaMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$40,000 -
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ilcm)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$25,000 -
Maine Medical Center (MMC)Portland, ME
Gos
$25,000 -
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)Milwaukee, WI
Gos
$25,000 -
Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$25,000 -
The Schubert ClubSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$25,000 -
Ujamaa PlaceSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$25,000 -
Dream of Wild HealthMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$20,000 -
First Peoples Fund (FPF)Rapid City, SD
Gos
$20,000 -
Greater Twin Cities United WayMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$20,000 -
Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$20,000 -
Ujamaa PlaceSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$20,000 -
VocalessenceMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$15,192 -
Abortion Care NetworkWashington, DC
Gos
$15,000 -
College PossibleSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Minnesota Museum of American Art (mmaa)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (natifs)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Saint Paul Conservatory of MusicSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
The Arts PartnershipSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
The Science Museum of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Thunder Valley Community Development CorporationPorcupine, SD
$10,000 for lakota immersion programs & $5,000 gos
$15,000 -
We Health ClinicDuluth, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
We Health ClinicDuluth, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Weisman Art Museum (wam)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$15,000 -
Animal Humane SocietyGolden Valley, MN
$5,000 gos & $5,000 MN pet coalition
$10,000 -
Artspace Projects IncMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Atlantic Salmon Federation (asf)Calais, ME
Gos
$10,000 -
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
Gos
$10,000 -
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
Gos
$10,000 -
Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY
Gos
$10,000 -
Family Tree ClinicMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
First Peoples Fund (FPF)Rapid City, SD
Gos
$10,000 -
Honor the EarthPonsford, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
International Institute of Minnesota (iimn)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Kinnickinnic River Land Trust (KRLT)River Falls, WI
Gos
$10,000 -
Mia (minneapolis Institute of Arts)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Naral Pro-Choice Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
National Abortion FederationAnnapolis Junction, MD
Patient assistance fund
$10,000 -
Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Reach Out and Read MinnesotaBloomington, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Reach Out and Read MinnesotaBloomington, MN
ST. Paul program
$10,000 -
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior ChippewaBayfield, WI
Gos
$10,000 -
Rondo Community Land TrustSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
St Paul Academy and Summit School (spa)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
The American Museum of Fly FishingManchester, VT
Gos
$10,000 -
The Sanneh FoundationSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
The Science Museum of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN
Kitty andersen youth science center program
$10,000 -
Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Voices for Racial JusticeMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
Wgcu Public MediaFort Myers, FL
Gos
$10,000 -
Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$10,000 -
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC
Gos
$10,000 -
Turningpoint for Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceRiver Falls, WI
Gos
$9,000 -
River Valley Trails IncHudson, WI
FBO limitless cycling
$8,000 -
Equal Justice Initiative (eji)Montgomery, AL
Gos
$7,500 -
Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR)Saint Paul, MN
$5,000 gos & $2,500 sponsorship
$7,500 -
James Sewell BalletMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$7,500 -
New Day Advocacy CenterAshland, WI
Gos
$7,500 -
St Paul Academy and Summit School (spa)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$7,500 -
Wild Rivers ConservancyOsceola, WI
Gos
$7,500 -
Minnesota ChoraleMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$6,000 -
Afs-Usa IncNew York, NY
Gos
$5,500 -
Ain Dah Yung (our Home) ShelterSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Ain Dah Yung (our Home) ShelterSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Akiing CDCPonsford, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Amherst H Wilder FoundationSt Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Apostle Islands & Chequamegon Bay Area Community FundsBayfield, WI
Gos
$5,000 -
Appetite for ChangeMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Bach Society of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Belwin ConservancyAfton, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc (crow)Sanibel, FL
Gos
$5,000 -
College PossibleSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Ding Darling Wildlife SocietySanibel, FL
Gos
$5,000 -
Dream of Wild HealthMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Elbow Reef FoundationErlanger, KY
Gos for elbow reef lighthouse society
$5,000 -
Esperanza UnitedSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Face to Face Health and Counseling Service IncSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Family Tree ClinicMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Family Tree ClinicMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Friends of the EnvironmentDelray Beach, FL
Gos
$5,000 -
Frogtown FarmSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Grantmakers in the ArtsNew York, NY
2025 conference sponsorship
$5,000 -
Greater Minneapolis Crisis NurseryMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Highpoint Center for PrintmakingMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Hmong American Farmers Association (hafa)West Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ilcm)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Lakeview Health FoundationStillwater, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Land Stewardship Project (LSP)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
MacPhail Center for MusicMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Migizi Communications IncMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Minnesota Orchestral AssociationMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Mncasa (minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (nafsa)Flagstaff, AZ
Gos
$5,000 -
New Native TheatreSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
New Native TheatreSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Ordway Center for the Performing ArtsSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Partners in HealthBoston, MA
Gos
$5,000 -
Penumbra Theatre Company IncSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Penumbra Theatre Company IncSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Range of Motion Project (romp)Denver, CO
Gos
$5,000 -
SCCF (sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation)Sanibel, FL
Gos
$5,000 -
Someplace SafeFergus Falls, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems FundersSanta Barbara, CA
Gos
$5,000 -
The Food GroupMarine on St Croix, MN
Big river farms program
$5,000 -
The Food GroupNew Hope, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
The Sanneh FoundationSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Truart SpeaksSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Twin Cities Gay Men's ChorusMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Ujamaa PlaceSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Valley OutreachStillwater, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Violence Free MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Walker West Music AcademyMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Women's AdvocatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
World SavvySaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Youth FarmMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
YWCA St PaulSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
YWCA St PaulSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$5,000 -
Lyn Olson Medical Crisis ProgramFridley, MN
Gos
$4,000 -
Minnesota Fringe FestivalMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$4,000 -
Minnesota State Fair FoundationSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$4,000 -
University of Wisconsin - River FallsRiver Falls, WI
Scholarship
$3,500 -
Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$3,183 -
Abortion Care NetworkWashington, DC
Keep our clinics program
$2,500 -
Allina Health FoundationMinneapolis, MN
Early youth eyecare (e.y.e.) ST. Paul program
$2,500 -
American Composers Forum (acf)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Appetite for ChangeMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Bell Museum of Natural HistorySaint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Captiva Island Historical SocietyCaptiva, FL
Gos
$2,500 -
CerfBattleboro, VT
Gos
$2,500 -
CommusicationSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Duluth Superior Area Community FoundationDuluth, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Feminist Majority FoundationArlington, VA
National clinic access project
$2,500 -
First Peoples Fund (FPF)Rapid City, SD
Gos
$2,500 -
Frogtown FarmSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Headwaters Foundation for JusticeMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Hmong American Farmers Association (hafa)West Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask TheatreMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Minnesota Homeownership CenterSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Public Art Saint PaulSt Paul, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
Wild Rivers ConservancyOsceola, WI
Gos
$2,500 -
Youth AdvantageStillwater, MN
Gos
$2,500 -
AlightMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
American Craft Council (acc)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy (aihpc)Bayfield, WI
Gos
$2,000 -
Artspace Projects IncMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Belwin ConservancyAfton, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Big ArtsSanibel, FL
Gos
$2,000 -
Captiva Civic Association Foundation (cca Foundation Inc)Captiva, FL
Gos
$2,000 -
Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks IncHudson, WI
Gos
$2,000 -
Guthrie TheaterMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Hope Community IncMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Midwest Art Conservation CenterMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (mcad)Minneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Minnesota Landscape ArboretumChaska, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Ujamaa PlaceSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Valley OutreachStillwater, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Wisconsin Historical FoundationMadison, WI
Gos
$2,000 -
Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Yellow Tree TheatreOsseo, MN
Gos
$2,000 -
Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy (aihpc)Bayfield, WI
Gos
$1,500 -
Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy (aihpc)Bayfield, WI
Gos
$1,500 -
Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy (aihpc)Bayfield, WI
Gos
$1,500 -
Our Neighbors Place IncRiver Falls, WI
Gos
$1,500 -
Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$1,500 -
Advocates for Human RightsMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Andover End Zone ClubAndover, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
CompasSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
CSF of Clear Lake IncClear Lake, WI
Clear lake scholarship
$1,000 -
Historic Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Hope 4 YouthAnoka, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
La Pointe Community ClinicBayfield, WI
Gos
$1,000 -
Landmark ConservancyMenomonie, WI
Gos
$1,000 -
Olivet Congregational ChurchSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Outcomes IncWhite Bear LK, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Penumbra Theatre Company IncSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
School District of SomersetSomerset, WI
Student activities support
$1,000 -
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public LibrarySaint Paul, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Wilderness InquiryBloomington, MN
Gos
$1,000 -
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ilcm)Saint Paul, MN
Gos
$600 -
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR
Gos
$550 -
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN
Scholarship
$500 -
PELOTON4PARKINSONSHudson, WI
Gos
$500 -
Public Art Saint PaulSt Paul, MN
Gos
$500 -
Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN
Gos
$500 -
Our JusticeMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$400 -
Outfront MN Community ServicesSt Paul, MN
Gos
$400 -
Commonbond CommunitiesSt Paul, MN
Gos
$200 -
Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$200 -
Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN
Gos
$200 -
The Community Foundation of Western North CarolinaAsheville, NC
Gos
$200 -
Whole Woman's Health of MinnesotaBloomington, MN
Gos
$200 -
TubmanMinneapolis, MN
Gos
$150 -
Women's AdvocatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$150 -
Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN
Gos
$25
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking9 grants $1,056,88355% of the total
- Arts and culture37 grants $455,11924% of the total
- Health14 grants $101,1255% of the total
- Human services14 grants $96,5005% of the total
- Education11 grants $62,0003% of the total
- International aid6 grants $33,5002% of the total
- 9 other causes25 grants $117,5006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota158 grants $4,360,746
- Wisconsin22 grants $104,500
- Maine4 grants $55,000
- South Dakota4 grants $47,500
- Florida8 grants $36,500
- New York3 grants $20,500
- Maryland2 grants $15,000
- Vermont2 grants $12,500
- District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
- Alabama1 grant $7,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Chris GallowayDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Leiha MacauleyDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Jill KoosmannDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
The return
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